Dr. Miguel Andres Figliozzi
Assistant Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park, 2004
M.S., The University of Texas at Austin, 1998
B.S., Civil Engineering, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, 1993
Profile
Dr. Miguel Andres Figliozzi main research areas are transportation and logistics systems modeling and optimization. His current (funded) research work deals with:
- The usage of GPS truck data to evaluate and develop freight corridor performance measures
- The study of climate change impacts on transportation infrastructure
- Green fleet replacement models
- Bus "bunching" minimization in public transportation operations
- The impact of congestion on vehicle routing
- The development of algorithms for time-dependent-stochastic routing
- Statewide freight modeling improvements
- The development of volume –speed functions for traffic assignment models
- The impact of traffic flows on emissions
Dr. Figliozzi joined Portland State University in August 2007. His previous academic appointment was at the University of Sydney. Dr. Figliozzi works in partnership with local, regional, state, and federal transportation agencies and he is a member of the Transportation Research Board Network Modeling Committee and Transportation Research Board Network Intermodal Terminal Design Committee.
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Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) - updated August 2009
